Data Snapshot: How Consumers Give Feedback, 2012

We just published a Temkin Group data snapshot, How Consumers Give Feedback, 2012. Many companies rely in part on “word of mouth” to help publicize their brands and their offerings. This Data Snapshot explores forms of “word of mouth.”

Using an online survey, we gathered responses from 10,000 U.S. consumers regarding their behavior after a recent good or bad experience with a company. We’ve analyzed the data across channels, including social media, customer review websites, and company feedback channels, and compared responses among age groups and across gender.

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Here’s the first graphic in the report, looking at the types of feedback across U.S. consumers. As you can see, the most popular thing to do after a good or bad experience is to tell friends via email, phone, or in-person. Consumers are also more likely to tell companies about a bad experience than they are to tell them about a good one.

Some of the additional snipets from the report include:

Women are more likely to give feedback.

Tendency to discuss experience declines with age.

Providing feedback peaks around aged 35 to 44.

Younger generations are likely to share feedback with friends.

Bad experiences inspire more Facebook posts than good experiences.

Tweets about bad experiences outweigh ones about good experiences—barely.

Use of feedback sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp peaks around those aged 25 to 34.

Feedback rates are similar to last year, but talking to friends declined and Facebook posts increased.

Rent-A-Wreck, Fujitsu, Advantage, Audi, Haier, Hyatt, and DHL customers are the most likely to give feedback after a good experience.

Fujitsu, Alamo, Rent-A-Wreck, Fairfield Inn, Residence Inn, Crowne Plaza, and CellularOne customers are the most likely to give feedback after a bad experience.

Advantage, Rent-A-Wreck, Fujitsu, Audi, Dollar, Alltel, and Hitachi customers are the most likely to post positive feedback on Facebook.

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About Bruce TemkinI am a customer experience transformist, helping large organizations improve business results by changing how they deal with customers. As part of this focus, I examine strategy, marketing, interaction design, customer service, and leadership practices. I am also a fanatical student of business, so this blog provides an outlet for sharing insights from my ongoing educational journey.
Simply put, I am passionate about spotting emerging best practices and helping companies master them. And, as many people know, I love to speak about these topics in almost any forum.
My “title” is Managing Partner of the Temkin Group, a customer experience research and consulting firm that helps organizations become more customer-centric. Our goal is simple: accelerate the path to delighting customers.
I am also the co-founder and chair of the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of CX professionals.